2006 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

2006 Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010  →

Nominee Alex Sink Tom Lee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,479,861 2,151,232 Percentage 53.5% 46.5%

County results Sink:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Lee:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

CFO before election Tom Gallagher Republican Elected CFO Alex Sink Democratic

The 2006 Chief Financial Officer General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. The election was won by Alex Sink who took office on January 2, 2007.

Republican primary

• Tom Lee, State Senator
• Randy Johnson
• Milt Bauguess

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lee	509,620	57.2
	Republican	Randy Johnson	325,508	36.5
	Republican	Milt Bauguess	56,128	6.3
Total votes			891,256	100

Democratic primary

• Alex Sink, Wife of Bill McBride and Former Bank of America President

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Sink	Unopposed	–

Results

2006 CFO election, Florida ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Sink	2,479,861	53.5
	Republican	Tom Lee	2,151,232	46.5
Majority			328,629	7.00
Turnout			4,631,093
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "Florida Department of State Division of Elections September 5, 2006 Primary Election Republican Primary". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
2. "Florida Department of State Division of Elections November 7, 2006 General Election". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

External links

• Florida Department of State, November 7, 2006 General Election